Authorities in Botswana Monday reported that the southern African nation experienced a huge spike in rhino poaching over the past five years which accounts for a third of the population of the endangered animal.
Sierra Leone’s main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) Monday named former foreign minister and 2018 presidential candidate Samura Kamara as their candidate to challenge President Julius Maada Bio in the June 24 elections.
A 6.3 -6.4-magnitude earthquake was recorded Monday in Turkey's southern province of Hatay, the area hardest hit by a February 6 tremor which left more than 41,000 dead in the country, the disaster response agency AFAD said.
Meta Platforms on Sunday announced that it is testing a monthly subscription service, called Meta Verified, which will let users verify their accounts using a government ID and get a blue badge, as it looks to help content creators grow and build communities.
Ghanaian authorities confirmed that the remains of Christian Atsu, a Black Stars representative who died under a collapsed building in southern Turkey, returned to the West African nation on Sunday.
A recent poll conducted by Nigerian civil society group the Anap Foundation found that approximately 82% of youth under the age of 35 in the West African nation said they will be casting their ballots in Saturday’s presidential election.
UPDATED TO SHOW STORM'S EFFECTS ARRIVING: Mauritius cancelled flights and closed its stock exchange Monday as an intense tropical cyclone approached the Indian Ocean island nation, bringing rainfall and gusty winds with it.
Nations resume discussions Monday, February 20, in a push to finalize an international agreement on protecting and sustaining the Earth's oceans and waters.
Jimmy Carter, the 98-year-old former US president who led the nation from 1977 to 1981, is receiving hospice care at home, where he will spend his "remaining time," his nonprofit foundation said Saturday.
He’d been scheduled to leave Turkey just hours before the quake
Fans of South African multiple award-winning rapper Kiernan Forbes, known as AKA, bid farewell to the late rap star Friday at a memorial held at the Sandton Convention Center in the Johannesburg suburb.
The National Basketball Association (NBA) revealed that three notable Nigerian musicians will be performing at the halftime show of the 72nd NBA All-Star Game in Salt Lake City, Utah on Feb. 19.
Rescuers have pulled more survivors from the debris of the Feb. 6 earthquake that devastated parts of Turkey and Syria even as the window for finding people alive is closing fast and the death toll surpassed 40,000.
The U.N. refugee agency said Friday the organization and its partners are seeking $605 million to assist Congolese refugees across Africa, as security worsens in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Sources close to Twitter Friday announced that the social media site has closed two of its three offices in India and add that since the takeover by Elon Musk, over 90% of the employees based in the South Asian nation have been fired.
UPDATED TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS: The U.S. government on Thursday issued a declaration on the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the military, which would include "human accountability."
Analysts in Burkina Faso argue that the military junta is grappling with its fight against jihadist insurgency that has entered its eighth year having claimed thousands of lives and inflicted devastating damage to the nation.
African leaders are set to meet in Ethiopia for the annual African Union summit, where the primary focus will be the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCTA).
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday said he gave approval to the central bank to extend the deadline to turn in old banknotes to April 10.
U.S. retail sales rebounded sharply in January after two straight monthly declines, driven by purchases of motor vehicles and other goods, pointing to the economy's continued resilience despite higher borrowing costs.
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